Procedural Venice

Introduction

Use Houdini for procedural modeling.

(1) Based on Venice OSM data, which is the original location of Venice buildings, to randomly create the Venitian style buildings.

(2) At this stage, considering the difficulty and time of the project, only focus on the Venetian roof and window style.

(3) Assemble the building.

Planning

Date	Task
By 29.Nov.	Make the roof and window generator
By 9.Dec.	Assemble & test, video, report
By 16.Dec.	Final Presentation

Methodology

Classification of Venitian buildings

using Google map of Venice, pictures to classify the types of Venitian buildings.

Venetian Gothic style is emblematic of the city and gives Venice its unique appearance. The architectural style originated in the 14th century and is a combination of Byzantine and Moorish influences incorporating the Gothic lancet arch.

Using the OSM file of Venice as a reference to pinpoint the location of every building

Create simplified building generators using Houdini

• Building generator
• Roof generator
• Window generator

Building different types of buildings based on the OSM note

Modern style Venice building

Quality Assessment

Can create the building based on OSM Venice building 3D map.

Can randomly generate simplified Venetian building style, and towers .

References

[1] Tavakkol, Sasan & Han, Feng & Mayer, Brandon & Phillips, Mark & Shahabi, Cyrus & Chiang, Yao-Yi & Kiveris, Raimondas. (2020). Kartta Labs: Collaborative Time Travel.

[2] [Răzvan, Cristea. (2020). Procedural Generation of Architecture & Props].

[3] A history of world architecture (before the end of 19th century), in Chinese.